US6435749B1 - Wearable pen-holder device - Google Patents

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US6435749B1
US6435749B1 US09/889,735 US88973501A US6435749B1 US 6435749 B1 US6435749 B1 US 6435749B1 US 88973501 A US88973501 A US 88973501A US 6435749 B1 US6435749 B1 US 6435749B1
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Giovanni Lecce
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43K23/00—Holders or connectors for writing implements; Means for protecting the writing-points
    • B43K23/08—Protecting means, e.g. caps
    • B43K23/12—Protecting means, e.g. caps for pens
    • B43K23/128—Protecting means, e.g. caps for pens with spring means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43K23/00—Holders or connectors for writing implements; Means for protecting the writing-points
    • B43K23/08—Protecting means, e.g. caps
    • B43K23/12—Protecting means, e.g. caps for pens
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/13—Article holder attachable to apparel or body
    • Y10T24/1321—Pencil
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/13—Article holder attachable to apparel or body
    • Y10T24/1321—Pencil
    • Y10T24/1324—Clasp attached
    • Y10T24/1329—Pencil holder with paper clip

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  • the present invention relates to a penholder device.
  • pen should be understood in its broadest sense and to include writing instruments in general, that is also pencils, brush pens, propelling pencils and the like.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a pen-holder device that can be worn and can be adapted to hold writing instruments of different sizes.
  • a pen-holder device which includes a body with at least one cavity communicating with the exterior and a resilient member fixed to the inner wall thereof in such a way that one end of a writing instrument inserted into the cavity may be engaged in the said cavity, the said body also having means enabling it to be secured to a user, or to an item of clothing or an accessory worn by a user.
  • the end of the writing implement which is inserted into the cavity deforms the resilient member which exerts a reactive and/or frictional force, thereby retaining the writing instrument.
  • the degree to which the resilient member is deformed depends on the shape and dimensions of the writing instrument, ensuring that it is held within the cavity.
  • the device of the invention may thus be described as universal with regard to its characteristic ability to adapt to writing instruments of different shapes and sizes.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a device according to the invention and of a writing instrument for insertion therein;
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view, with a section taken on the line II—II of FIG. 1, of the device of the invention with a first writing instrument inserted therein;
  • FIG. 3 is a similar view to that of FIG. 2, with a second writing instrument inserted in the device of the invention.
  • a pen-holder device comprises a substantially ellipsoid body 10 , made up of two half-shells 10 a , 10 b , of plastics material, for example, coupled through a centre plane 12 substantially parallel to the overall plane of the ellipsoid.
  • the half-shells are coupled in a conventional manner which is substantially transparent in the context of the invention and thus not described in greater detail.
  • a cavity 14 is formed within the body 10 with an opening 16 communicating with the exterior and extending along the longest axis 18 of the ellipsoid.
  • the cavity 14 is substantially frusto-conical, tapering towards the inside of the body 10 .
  • a first and a second resilient member 22 are housed in recesses 20 facing each other along the internal wall of the cavity 14 , so as to protrude into the span of the said cavity.
  • the resilient members 22 made of a polymeric or metal material for example—are strips with a Greek-fret shape and have respective tabs 24 on the ends for insertion into seats 26 in the body 10 .
  • the latter also has means enabling it to be secured to a user, or to an accessory of item of clothing worn by this user.
  • These means include a through hole 28 formed in an appendage 30 of the body 10 and a thread 32 which passes through the hole 28 and can be tied like a necklace, for example, around the user's neck.
  • the appendage 30 extends from the body 10 substantially at an end of the longest axis 18 of the ellipsoid, opposite the end where the cavity 14 opens into a mouth 16 .
  • the resilient members 22 When one end 34 , the point for example, of a writing instrument 36 is inserted into the cavity 14 , the resilient members 22 are deformed and exert a reactive and/or frictional force retaining the point 34 , provided, naturally, that the dimensions of the latter enable it to interfere with the resilient members 22 in their rest configuration thereby at least partially deforming them.
  • the point 34 enters more or less deeply into the cavity 14 , meaning that, accordingly, various portions of the members 22 are more or less deformed or pressed into the walls of the cavity 14 .
  • the resilient members 22 are able, in each case, to exert pressure, or simply friction, on the point 34 , thereby preventing the writing instrument 36 from slipping out of the cavity 14 , even when the latter is positioned vertically, with the opening 16 facing down.
  • the body may be of substantially any shape, and the resilient members may be any number and of any shape, provided they are operable to exert a sufficient retaining force on writing implements of various dimensions.
  • the means enabling the device of the invention to be secured to a user could also be different from those described above: they could, for example, consist of a clip or clasp of a type commonly used to secure a pen to the edge of a pocket of a garment.

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  • Mechanical Pencils And Projecting And Retracting Systems Therefor, And Multi-System Writing Instruments (AREA)
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IT1999TO000208U IT248785Y1 (it) 1999-11-23 1999-11-23 Dispositivo portapenna portatile.
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PCT/EP2000/011602 WO2001038104A1 (en) 1999-11-23 2000-11-22 A wearable pen-holder device

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US20060239756A1 (en) * 2005-04-25 2006-10-26 Paluda Andrew J Traveling crayon holder
US20060244737A1 (en) * 2005-05-02 2006-11-02 Microsoft Corporation Flexible pen holder for a computer
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US20080277296A1 (en) * 2006-09-22 2008-11-13 Labrasca Claude Marker pen storage system
US20090142126A1 (en) * 2007-11-30 2009-06-04 International Business Machines Corporation Pen Tether Compressive Disconnect
US20090202287A1 (en) * 2003-01-24 2009-08-13 Katsanevas Mike J Wrist pen
US7938375B1 (en) * 2007-12-21 2011-05-10 Casey Massegee Pen retaining sleeve
US20160073745A1 (en) * 2014-09-15 2016-03-17 Ty-Flot, Inc. Lanyard slider with implement holders
USD768240S1 (en) * 2015-04-01 2016-10-04 Jae Kim Grip for a writing implement
USD863754S1 (en) 2018-07-17 2019-10-22 Charles M. Baker, IV Implement lanyard
US20190384417A1 (en) * 2018-06-19 2019-12-19 Kum Oh Electronics Co., Ltd. Touch pen holder unit
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US6585210B1 (en) * 2002-06-19 2003-07-01 Super Link Electronics Co., Ltd. Secure pen holding mechanism
US20090202287A1 (en) * 2003-01-24 2009-08-13 Katsanevas Mike J Wrist pen
US20050232682A1 (en) * 2004-04-16 2005-10-20 Aguirre Mario R Writing instrument holding and retaining device
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US7563047B2 (en) * 2005-04-25 2009-07-21 Paluda Andrew J Traveling crayon holder
US20060239756A1 (en) * 2005-04-25 2006-10-26 Paluda Andrew J Traveling crayon holder
US20060244737A1 (en) * 2005-05-02 2006-11-02 Microsoft Corporation Flexible pen holder for a computer
US7623121B2 (en) * 2005-05-02 2009-11-24 Microsoft Corporation Flexible pen holder for a computer
US20070237566A1 (en) * 2006-04-11 2007-10-11 Silverstein Jason S Tethered stationery products
US20080277296A1 (en) * 2006-09-22 2008-11-13 Labrasca Claude Marker pen storage system
US7819600B2 (en) * 2006-09-22 2010-10-26 Labrasca Claude Marker pen storage system
US20090142126A1 (en) * 2007-11-30 2009-06-04 International Business Machines Corporation Pen Tether Compressive Disconnect
US8172474B2 (en) 2007-11-30 2012-05-08 International Business Machines Corporation Pen tether compressive disconnect
US7938375B1 (en) * 2007-12-21 2011-05-10 Casey Massegee Pen retaining sleeve
US20160073745A1 (en) * 2014-09-15 2016-03-17 Ty-Flot, Inc. Lanyard slider with implement holders
US9791102B2 (en) * 2014-09-15 2017-10-17 Ty-Flot Lanyard slider with implement holders
USD768240S1 (en) * 2015-04-01 2016-10-04 Jae Kim Grip for a writing implement
US20190384417A1 (en) * 2018-06-19 2019-12-19 Kum Oh Electronics Co., Ltd. Touch pen holder unit
US10800204B2 (en) * 2018-06-19 2020-10-13 Kum Oh Electronics Co., Ltd. Touch pen holder unit
USD863754S1 (en) 2018-07-17 2019-10-22 Charles M. Baker, IV Implement lanyard
US10980280B2 (en) * 2018-10-16 2021-04-20 James Morningstar Vape pen cover

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AU1704301A (en) 2001-06-04
CN1173838C (zh) 2004-11-03
ITTO990208U1 (it) 2001-05-23
DE60004700T2 (de) 2004-06-17
EP1232065B1 (de) 2003-08-20
WO2001038104A1 (en) 2001-05-31
ES2204723T3 (es) 2004-05-01
ITTO990208V0 (it) 1999-11-23
DE60004700D1 (de) 2003-09-25
ATE247563T1 (de) 2003-09-15

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